Background
Placek-Zimmerman, Ellyn Clare was born on September 3, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clarence Joseph and Jerrine LaMarr (Ruhlow) Placek.
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Ellyn Clare Placek-Zimmerman
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Ellyn Clare Placek-Zimmerman, American school systems administrator, educator, consultant. Member Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (triple I arrangements committee 1988, registration committee for fall conference 1987), Illinois Association Teachers of English (consultant, speaker conference 1984), Illinois Women Adminstrs. (publicity committee conference 1985), Phi Delta Kappa (board; member 1992).
Education
Student teachers.
Career
Teacher Arlington Heights Public School, Illinois, 1973-1975, 75-76, director library and learning center, 1976-1981, teacher language arts and reading junior high school, 1981-1984, teacher kindergarten, 1984-1986. Principal Orchard Saint School, Fox River Grove, Illinois, 1988-1989, Pritchett School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, 1989-1990, Round Lake Illinois, 1992-1993,assistant superintendent curriculum and instruction, 1993. Director Illinois State grant "AtRisk Program" for pre-school children, Cary Public Schools, 1986-1987.
Member part-time faculty College of Education, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1983-1984, 88-89;teacher junior high social, reading & language arts studies, 1988.
Consultant in field; member steering committee Curriculum 2000 Conference, De Kalb, Illinois, 1985;lecturer in field Member registration committee Fall conference IASCD, 1987.
Supervisor student teachers Illinois State University, Normal, 1986, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1988-1989, Elmhurst College, 1992. Freelance writer Daily Herald newspaper.meowners Association, Arlington Heights, 1983.
Honorary life member Parent-Teachers Association.
Board directors American Broadcasting Company/25 Foundation, 1991-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (triple I arrangements committee 1988, registration committee for fall conference 1987), Illinois Association Teachers of English (consultant, speaker conference 1984), Illinois Women Adminstrs. (publicity committee conference 1985), Phi Delta Kappa (board. Member 1992).
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Married Allan John Zimmerman, August 10, 1974. 1 child, Alissa January.
